An engineer from the <a href="http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/aerospace_engineer/">University of Miami </a>has received $100,000 from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/nasa/">NASA</a> to develop a <a href="http://www6.miami.edu/acfdlab/projects/AIAA2010-1013_slides_pdf.pdf">fuel-efficient supersonic aircraft</a> shaped like a ninja star. Working with a team from Florida State University, Ge-Chen Zha has designed a <a href="http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/aerospace_engineer/">bi-directional flying wing (SBiDir-FW)</a> that can travel at supersonic speeds without the sonic boom generated by conventional aircraft when they break the sound barrier. This remarkable jet could potentially travel from New York to Tokyo in four hours....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/nasa-provides-100000-funding-for-super-sonic-fuel-efficient-ninja-star-jet/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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NASA Flying Wing Supersonic Craft

An engineer from the <a href="http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/aerospace_engineer/">University of Miami </a>has received $100,000 from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/nasa/">NASA</a> to develop a <a href="http://www6.miami.edu/acfdlab/projects/AIAA2010-1013_slides_pdf.pdf">fuel-efficient supersonic aircraft</a> shaped like a ninja star. Working with a team from Florida State University, Ge-Chen Zha has designed a <a href="http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/aerospace_engineer/">bi-directional flying wing (SBiDir-FW)</a> that can travel at supersonic speeds without the sonic boom generated by conventional aircraft when they break the sound barrier. This remarkable jet could potentially travel from New York to Tokyo in four hours....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/nasa-provides-100000-funding-for-super-sonic-fuel-efficient-ninja-star-jet/'>READ ARTICLE</a>